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<blockquote data-quote="king185" data-source="post: 549796" data-attributes="member: 37479"><p>Ok thank you all for answering</p><p></p><p>I will repeat that the house CU has no RCD protection so there is no RCD tripping, as thats impossible. </p><p>As for the shed <strong>nothing</strong> trips there as in no circuits.</p><p>So not using the multi-meter to find faults that dont exsist <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /></p><p></p><p>There is no fault in the circuits in the shed. </p><p></p><p>The fault clearly lies in the SWA cable.<strong> <em>I say this because the MCB in the house constantly trips</em></strong> even when the CU is disconnected and removed in the shed.</p><p></p><p>The MCB that trips in the house has the cable that runs to the shed attached to nothing.</p><p></p><p>This MCB was already replaced and it did not fix the issue. Not a faulty MCB.</p><p></p><p>Also just to mention the 16mm SWA cable that runs from the house to the shed is around 55 to 65 meters in length. Its long!</p><p></p><p>It is possible the cable was damaged somewhere due to foundation of a fence. Either way it cannot all be removed from the ground as some of it goes under the concrete foudations of my neighbours fence.</p><p></p><p>The middle or some section of the cable will but cut out and replaced, but of course i will get a sparky to look and test with an insulation resistance tester so we know where to cut in order to save as much cable as possible as its expensive!</p><p></p><p>Thank you all for the help.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!AicNdL7JWhGaha5vj9GjThJPJyp-ZQ?e=lTcdpH" target="_blank">https://1drv.ms/i/s!AicNdL7JWhGaha5vj9GjThJPJyp-ZQ?e=lTcdpH</a></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/i/s!AicNdL7JWhGaha5wgCWO5_XMwD2-ZA?e=pSjhNw" target="_blank">https://1drv.ms/i/s!AicNdL7JWhGaha5wgCWO5_XMwD2-ZA?e=pSjhNw</a></p><p>Above are photos of my house CU</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="king185, post: 549796, member: 37479"] Ok thank you all for answering I will repeat that the house CU has no RCD protection so there is no RCD tripping, as thats impossible. As for the shed [B]nothing[/B] trips there as in no circuits. So not using the multi-meter to find faults that dont exsist :ROFLMAO: There is no fault in the circuits in the shed. The fault clearly lies in the SWA cable.[B] [I]I say this because the MCB in the house constantly trips[/I][/B] even when the CU is disconnected and removed in the shed. The MCB that trips in the house has the cable that runs to the shed attached to nothing. This MCB was already replaced and it did not fix the issue. Not a faulty MCB. Also just to mention the 16mm SWA cable that runs from the house to the shed is around 55 to 65 meters in length. Its long! It is possible the cable was damaged somewhere due to foundation of a fence. Either way it cannot all be removed from the ground as some of it goes under the concrete foudations of my neighbours fence. The middle or some section of the cable will but cut out and replaced, but of course i will get a sparky to look and test with an insulation resistance tester so we know where to cut in order to save as much cable as possible as its expensive! Thank you all for the help. [URL]https://1drv.ms/i/s!AicNdL7JWhGaha5vj9GjThJPJyp-ZQ?e=lTcdpH[/URL] [URL]https://1drv.ms/i/s!AicNdL7JWhGaha5wgCWO5_XMwD2-ZA?e=pSjhNw[/URL] Above are photos of my house CU [/QUOTE]
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